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Pragmatism and Social Theory

Paperback • 1993 • English

Pragmatism and Social Theory

By Hans Joas

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About the book

Rising concerns among scholars about the intellectual and cultural foundations of democracy have led to a revival of interest in the American philosophical tradition of pragmatism. In this book, Hans Joas shows how pragmatism can link divergent intellectual efforts to understand the social contexts of human knowledge, individual freedom, and democratic culture. Along with pragmatism's impact on American sociology and social research from 1895 to the 1940s, Joas traces its reception by French and...Show more

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9780226400426

Publisher

University of Chicago Press

Published year

1993

Language

English

Original title

Pragmatism and Social Theory

Format

Paperback

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